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About post downloads on TikTok • How to download a video • How to download a photo(s) • How to manage who can download your videos or photos • How to save videos or photos to your device
About post downloads on TikTok
Downloading a video or photo lets you share and enjoy TikTok content offline. You can choose to allow other people to download your videos or photos.
A few things to know about downloads on TikTok:
• When you allow people on TikTok to download your videos or photos, they can save your content to their device, convert your videos to live photos, GIFs, and directly share your videos or photos on other third-party platforms.
• If you don't allow people on TikTok to download your videos or photos, they can't convert your videos to live photos, GIFs, or directly share your videos or photos to some third-party platforms. You'll still have the download and sharing options available for your own content. Keep in mind that others can still share your content through a link or direct messages on third-party platforms.
• When you turn the video downloads setting off, people can't download videos or photos you've already posted or your future content.
• If the video downloads setting was on and you turned it off, any of your videos or photos that were downloaded when the setting was on will stay on another person's device.
• If your account is private or if you're under the age of 16, your video downloads setting is turned off by default and you can't turn it on. If you change your account to public, you can choose to turn this setting on or off.
If you'd like to change who can watch your content, learn how to change the privacy settings for your content.
How to download a video
To download a video:
1. In the TikTok app, go to the video you'd like to download.
2. Tap the Share button on the side of the video.
3. Tap Save video. If you don't have the option to save a video, this means the creator doesn't allow it.
How to download a photo(s)
To download a photo(s):
1. In the TikTok app, go to the photo post you'd like to download.
2. Tap the Share button on the side of the post.
3. Tap Save photo. If you don't have the option to save a photo, this means the creator doesn't allow it.
4. If there are multiple photos, select which ones you'd like to download, or tap Select all to download all of the photos.
5. Tap Save.
How to manage who can download your videos or photos
To turn your downloads on or off:
1. In the TikTok app, tap Profile at the bottom.
2. Tap the Menu ☰ button at the top.
3. Tap Settings and privacy.
4. Tap Privacy, then tap Downloads.
5. Turn the Video downloads setting on or off.
How to save videos or photos to your device
We recommend downloading your videos or photos before you post so that you have offline copies of your content.
To save a video or photo before posting:
1. On the Post screen, tap More options.
2. Turn the Save to device setting on or off.
You can also tap Save on the side panel while editing to download your content.